PT-2024-33829 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2024-07-25 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2024-49990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns the Linux kernel, specifically the drm/xe/hdcp component. It involves a null pointer error that occurs when the xe gsc is not initialized during the HDCP capability check. To address this, a check for the GSC structure validity has been added.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2025-12647

AZL-51760

AZL-51797

BDU:2025-15061

CVE-2024-49990

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 534

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/49xxx/CVE-2024-49990.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-49990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-51797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4224f6bae3801d589f815672ec62800a1501b0d · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940627857eedca8407b84b40ceb4252b100d291 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-51760 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49990 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49990 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-49990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7266a424b1e502745170322e3c27f697d12de627 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1 · Vendor Advisory